Luggage carrier for motor vehicles



April 18, w33 J. R, Ammosaus LUGGAGE CARRIER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES `FiledApril 4 1952 Patented Apr. 1S, 1933 UNITED STATES JULIUs RICHARDAMBnosIUs, oF Maxico, MEXICO f LUGGAGE Giannina non Moron vnnicnssApplication filed April 4, 1932, Serial No. 03,111Qand in France/May 9,1331. l

The present invention has reference to a is intended to supplement theusual luggage carrier placed at the rear of the vehicle.

One object of the present invention is to provide a handy compactluggage carrier which may be located in front of the vehicle between thefront springs and the width of which is adjustable so that said carriermay be adapted to different makes of cars.

Another object of the invention is `to make the luggage carrier easilyremovable in case it should be necessary to crank up the engine owing tothe self-starter failing to 5 operate.

invention is characterized by the arrangement and combination of partsas recited in the accompanying claims and described more particularly inthe ensuing description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the luggage carrier in accordance with theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation thereof on the line II-I Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view of one of the guiding brackets of the luggagecarrier, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the luggage carrier mounted in front ofthe car.

In the drawing, the luggage carrierk which has been comprehensivelydesignated 1, com* prises two corrugated sheet metal plates 2 and 3adapted to telescope one over the other in a manner presently to bedescribed.

Over a predetermined length thereof, the plate 3 includes an additionalportion which is bent back twice at right angles to form a strip 3aextending across the platel 3 with a i0 certain clearance t between itand said plate 3, into which can fit the plate 2, its corrugationsresting in those of the plate 3 and strip 3a. The front sides of theplates 2 and 3 are bent down at right angles to form depending ledges 5and 6, the strip 3a having a corresponding bent portion 6a which may besoldered to or otherwise suitably secured to be the ledge 6 of the plate3.

Thel rear side of the luggage carrier may be supported in a bracket 7riveted to or otherwise securedl tothe bottom of the radiator or luggagecarrier for automobile vehicles and Y its casing.` f 'In order tosupportthe luggage carrier Yalong its short sides, brackets9 areprovided which are secured by means of bolts 10 tothe:55 internal sidecheeksll fixed to the `chassis longitudinals and masking the frontsprings (notshown). y Y

The brackets 9 are each formed by an up standing plate 12 the bottomedge of whichl560 is bent over at right angles half in one direction,half inthe opposite, the iianges l12ar thus formed being cut tosubstantially trian- `gular form asfshown in Fig. 1. Belowy ,eachF x ofsaid triangular fiangesis located asecondii With these and other objectsin view, the A correspondinglyvshaped iange 12b, the associated iiangesdefining. between them channels or guide-ways 13 adapted to receive theshortsides of the plates 2 and 3. One of said lower flanges may beintegral with the plate '70 12 and formed `by bending the plate backagain while the other iiange may form the base vof a piece of angleironll riveted to or otherwise suitably secured to theplate 12. The topedge of each plat'e12 comprises a `-75 straight sloping p ortionllrising to a Vpoint from which drops a curved portion 16 conforming tothe shape of the lower edge of the Y side Cheek 11 to which it issecured by the aforesaid bolts 10. 2H80v Due to the special form of theguide-ways 13, the upright side plates 12 may be set at anyangle to theplates 2, 3 to adapt themselves to the differences in width between therear and front part of the side cheeks 11 ob-4 taining in differentmakes of cars, the flanges 12a and 12b always forming a bearing surfacefor the short sides of the platese2, 3.

-t will be readily understood that with this' arrangement the luggagecarrier 1 may' be easily removed and put back by simply pulling it outof and slipping it back into the channels 13. Y i

Openings 17 are formed in the plates 2 and 3 at the rear and frontthereof, through which# 95 straps (not shown) may be passed to lash theVluggage to the carrier.

It will also be understood that the width of the luggage carrier 1 maybe adapted to the space between the internal side cheeks 11 by!y 100causing the plate 2 to telescope more or less within the plate 3.

I claim: A

l; The combination with a motor vehicle,

5 including front springs, of a luggage carrier comprising two plates ofcorrugated sheet metal, one of said plates including an additional stripbent over twice at right angles to form with said plate a housing intoand out 10 of which the second plate may slide to vary the width of saidcarrier.

2. The combination with a motor vehicle, front springs therefor andinternal side cheeks with curved lower edges masking said 15 frontsprings, of a luggage carrier mounted between said side cheeks, andmeans secured to said side cheeks for supporting said luggage carrier,and supporting brackets for said carrier, comprising upright plateswithv 20 curved top edges conforming to the shape of said side cheeksand secured thereto and horizontal channel members adapted to receivethe sides of said luggage carrier for different angular settings of saidupright plates with ..25 respect to said luggage carrier.

3. The combination with a motor vehicle, front springs therefor andinternal side cheeks withycurved lower edges masking said front springs,of a luggage carrier compris- --30 ing two plates of corrugated sheetmetal, one

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of said plates including an additional strip bent over twice at rightangles to form with said plate a housing into and out of which thesecond plate may slide to vary the width of said carrier, and supportingbrackets for said carrier, comprising upright plates with curved topedges conforming to the shape of said side cheeks and secured theretoand horilzontal channel members adapted to receive the sides of saidluggage carrier.

JULIUS RICHARD AMBROSIUS.

